The purpose of this mixed method research study was to determine the perception of Glenview Middle/High School teachers and leaders on 4x4 block scheduling and blended learning. The constructivist theory, community of inquiry, and self-efficacy theory were used to understand the relationships explored in this study. Researchers obtained data from…

The purpose of this mixed method research study was to determine the perception of Glenview Middle/High School teachers and leaders on 4x4 block scheduling and blended learning. The constructivist theory, community of inquiry, and self-efficacy theory were used to understand the relationships explored in this study. Researchers obtained data from…

Block scheduling has been touted as a reform effort for American schools (Trump, 1959; Zepeda & Mayers, 2006). Block scheduling allows teachers to use the additional class time to vary the activities in the classroom and move away from the lecture model and affords teachers the opportunity to utilize more student-centered activities to engage…

Because of increasing student enrollment, a new school was formed in a small low-income Southern California school district. Teachers could choose to transfer to the new school or remain at the existing school. Over five years, quantitative analyses of demographic data showed little differences between the two schools across the years except for a…